Clubs benefit from more than $260,000 in Council grants

A new roof for the Machans Beach Community Hall, a playground at North Cairns Tigers AFL club, and repairs to floodlighting at Walker Road Sporting Precinct for softball are just some of the projects that will receive funding assistance from Councl’s Go Clubs Infrastructure Assistance Grant.

Council today endorsed over $260,000 in funding for 17 local sport, recreation, arts, culture and community clubs to assist with the improvement of facilities.

The following recipients were successful in securing a 2024/2025 Go Clubs Infrastructure Assistance Grant:

Bayview Heights Community Kindergarten to install cyclone shutters – $17,024Cairns and District Kart Club to complete minor clubhouse upgrades – $1,786Cairns Hockey to replace Hockey field turf – $22,200Cairns Little Theatre (Rondo Theatre) to install skillion roof over shipping container – $2,954Cairns Pirates Touch Association to install irrigation on the playing field –$19,560Cairns Saints AFL to install solar on clubhouse – $14,872Edmonton Community Kindergarten to install smoke alarms – $3,170Half Moon Bay Golf Club to rectify roof over clubhouse – $8429Henley Street Tennis Club to complete minor clubhouse renewal – $24,810Holloways Beach Community Garden to replace garden beds – $3,746Leichhardt FC to replace tiles in canteen – $12,320Machans Beach Community Association to replace roof – $25,000Mulgrave Combined Cricket Association to complete various security upgrades – $4,999North Cairns Tigers AFL club to install a playground – $24,950Softball FNQ to rectify floodlights – $25,000Tobruk Swim Club to procure/install scoreboard and upgrade public address system – $25,000Trinity Beach Tennis Club to install additional floodlights over courts – $25,000